Lobo Coaches Nov. 11 - Part 4

HAS BEEN HIT BY THE INJURY BUG THIS SEASON BUT ONE LEADING LOBO STILL MANAGES TO STAY ON TOP OF THE STAT SHEET THE UNM VOLLEYBALL TEAM SNAPPED A FOUR- MATCH LOSING STREAK BY BEATING SAN DIEGO STATE OVER THE WEEKEND THE LOBOS ARE 16- AND-11 OVERALL 7- AND-8 IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST THOSE SEVEN CONFERENCE WINS IS THE MOST BY THE LOBO PROGRAM SINCE JOINING THE LEAGUE THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WRAPS UP THE REGULAR SEASON SATURDAY AT HOME AGAINST COLORADO STATE ADMISSION TO THE 4PM MATCH IS FREE THE UNM MEN S SOCCER TEAM TOOK ON SAN JOSE STATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON NEW MEXICO S FIVE SENIORS ARE TRYING TO BE THE FIRST CLASS TO WIN FOUR CONFERENCE TITLES AND MAKE FOUR TRIPS TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT THE MOUNTAIN WEST SOCCER COACHES VOTED UNM S ALEXIS BALL TO THE ALL CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM BALL STARTED 16 OF 17 MATCHES FOR UNM THIS YEAR SCORING SIX GOALS OVER A SEVEN GAME SPAN I M TAKING THIS FINAL MINUTE FOR OUR EXTRA POINT SEGMENT TO GIVE SOME PROPS TO JOHNNY ON THE SPOT UNM KICKER JOHN SULLIVAN SULLIVAN WENT FROM ZERO TO HERO AFTER WEEK ONE AGAINST UTEP HE MISSED TWO FIELD GOALS THAT WOULD HAVE WON THE GAME INSTEAD OF CRAWLING INTO HIS RED HEAD SHELL AND DISAPPEARING HE MANN ED UP AND KEPT AT IT AFTER THOSE MISSES HIS HIT 18 STRAIGHT BEFORE FINALLY MISSING ONE IF YOU DON T KNOW HIS STORY SULLIVAN SUFFERED A TORN ACL IN HIS NON- KICKING KNEE DURING SPRING BALL HE DECIDED TO SKIP SURGERY SO HE COULD HAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY HIS SENIOR SEASON AND THE LOBOS ARE GLAD HE DID HIS 23 FIELD GOALS IN 9 GAMES IS A SINGLE SEASON SCHOOL RECORD KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A GUY WHO PRIOR TO THIS SEASON HAD NOT KICKED IN A GAME SINCE HIGH SCHOOL IN 2002 SO LET S GIVE SULLY A LITTLE LOVE BUT WE VE GOT TO GET A BETTER NICKNAME FOR HIM SOME GUYS ON THE TEAM CALL HIM THE WIDOWMAKER MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO GO ALONG WITH HIS RED COLORED MOP TOP THE FLYING TOMATO IS ALREADY TAKEN BY SNOWBOARDER SHAWN WHITE RED HERRING RED DAWN RED DRAGON RED CARPET RED EYE RED ROCK SOMETHING YOU WORK ON IT AND GET BACK TO ME MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN TO LOBOTALK WITH SCOTT STIEGLER AND COACH ROCKY LONG THURSDAY NIGHTS FROM 7-TO-9 ON 7-70 KKOB THAT S GONNA DO IT FOR THIS EDITION OF THE LOBO COACHES SHOW MAKE SURE YOU TUNE IN NEXT WEEK WHEN WE TALK WITH ROCKY LONG ABOUT HIS MATCHUP WITH THE UTAH UTES WE LL SEE